Watetgate
Watergate" is a general term used to describe a complex web of political scandals between 1972 and 1974. The word refers to the Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C. In addition to the hotel, the Watergate complex houses many business offices. It was here that the office of the Democratic National Committee was burgled on June 17th, 1972.
The burglary and subsequent cover-up eventually led to moves to impeach President Richard Nixon. Nixon resigned the presidency in August 1974. "…
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…produces a film called "Nixon", starring Anthony Hopkins as Nixon. The film is condemned by the Nixon family. Earlier, in 1991, Len Colodny and Robert Gettlin produce a book called "Silent Coup - The Removal of a President".
Former Vice-President Spiro Agnew dies on September 17, 1996, in Berlin, Maryland, aged 77. More of the White House tapes were released in 1996 and 1997. The Washington Post also discusses the tapes.
John Ehrlichman, Nixon's Domestic Policy Adviser, dies on February 14, 1999, aged 73.
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